Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 870-$100 37,228 User benchmarks, average bench 66% XU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 78.3 2-Core 144 65% 105 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 331 36% 282 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Gigabyte(1458 3642) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 17.8 Reflection 16.8 Parallax 16 14% 16.9 fps	MRender 22.2 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 15.4 15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD VelociRaptor 250GB-$35 3,015 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 80 94 109 142 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 172 Write 168 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 109 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.7 347% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 111%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 150GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 45 58 64 78 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 31.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 63.8 34% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 54%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 274GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 36 48 55 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 54.5 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 54.1 41% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF 99U5471-001.A00LF 99U5471-012.A00LF 99U5471-001.A00LF 12GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 12.5 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 50%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,047x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	826x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples	457x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	426x

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $325

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16